Farmworker harvests spinach under a cloudy sky

Extreme Weather Events

Over the past decade, California has become more prone to weather extremes, including increased frequency and severity of heat waves, droughts, and wildfires. How have these weather extremes affected the work, health, and safety of agricultural employers and farmworkers?
A female supervisor takes notes while farmworkers harvest melons

Investigation of Accidents, Injuries, and Illnesses

  • by Isabel Flores Garcia
Preventing injuries, illnesses, and harmful exposure before they occur is an important goal in the workplace. However, when accidents or “near misses” do occur, they provide a good opportunity to identify health and safety problems and target prevention efforts. 
students in wheat field

A Look Back at 2019

  • by Kara Schilli
WCAHS looks back at Research and Outreach activities for 2019.
UC Davis Vineyard

Hazard Assessment and Inspection

  • by Isabel Flores Garcia
When creating an Injury and Illness Prevention Program or IIPP, there must be a system in place for all worksites that periodically assesses the work environment for health and safety hazards that can cause injuries and illnesses.
Farmworker carrying water cooler through melon field

Research Highlight

Agricultural workers experience high rates of stress-related psychiatric conditions and one of the highest suicide rates of any industry and yet the stressors and mental health of this population are not well understood.
Two workers discuss plans

Communication with Employees about Safety

  • by Isabel Flores Garcia
One of the requirements when establishing an IIPP is to include a program for communicating with employees and involving them in the IIPP.
Farmworker picking melons

Employee Compliance and Safety Procedures

  • by Isabel Flores Garcia
The IIIPP standard requires that employers establish a system for ensuring that all permanent and intermittent workers follow safety rules.
Farmworkers harvesting lettuce

IIPP Assignment of Responsibilities

  • by Isabel Flores Garcia
Before developing an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), it is necessary to identify the individual(s) that will manage the safety program, as well as to establish roles and assignments.
Construction Worker

Overview of Cal/OSHA’s Injury & Illness Prevention Program Standard

  • by Isabel Flores Garcia
As stated by Cal/OSHA’s IIPP standard, it is a requirement that all employers establish, implement, and maintain a written IIPP that describes the workplace’s health and safety program, including the eight important elements described below, and how they will be implemented.
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